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epa07233842 Inter’s Ceo Giuseppe Marotta (c) attends the Italian Serie A soccer match between FC Inter and Udinese Calcio at ‘Giuseppe Meazza’ stadium in Milan, Italy, 15 December 2018. EPA-EFE/MATTEO BAZZI
Inter President Beppe Marotta insists the club is ‘stunned’ at being dragged into the Gianluca Rocchi investigation, but they are ‘safe in the knowledge we are not involved.’
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Their match kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino at 17.00 UK time (18.00 CEST).
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Milan vs. Juventus on the Liveblog.
The last few days have seen Inter hit the headlines against their will, because refereeing designator Gianluca Rocchi is under investigation for sporting fraud, and one of the allegations is that he assigned referees who were favourable to the Nerazzurri last season.
There is a lot that is still not clear about the situation, including who Rocchi was supposed to have colluded with to make these decisions, but it is sparking fears of a new Calciopoli scandal.
Marotta defends Inter in Rocchi scandal
“We are learning everything from the media, so we are stunned by the declarations,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.
“For a start, we do not have referees that we favour or are unfavourable towards, we are confident that we acted entirely fairly, which should reassure everyone.
“Last season, not to complain but as an objective fact, there were some refereeing decisions that went against us and that the officials agreed were mistakes, for example the penalty not awarded in Inter-Roma.
“So I have to say we are here focused on this game, this season, this Scudetto that we want to take home. We are safe in the knowledge that Inter are not involved in this situation and will not be involved in the future.”
There are reports that representatives of Inter could be called to act as witnesses for the investigation into Rocchi, especially if it spreads to more figures in the refereeing world.
“I have been very clear on this,” replied Marotta.
The investigation into Rocchi refer to a supposed situation at San Siro during the Coppa Italia semi-final in April 2025 when he decided to assign Andrea Colombo to an Inter match rather than Daniele Doveri, and that he ‘colluded’ with someone to make this decision.
“I was surprised because I cannot remember anything of the sort. As I said, we are learning all of this from the media, so I think I have been very clear on this,” added Marotta.
“We want to reassure the Inter fans, we are here to play Torino, to bring home a deserved Scudetto, and I repeat we acted with utmost fairness.”
This has been a remarkable week for the Nerazzurri, who went temporarily 12 points clear at the top of the Serie A table.
They then came back from 2-0 down to beat Como 3-2 in the Coppa Italia semi-final, setting up a Final showdown with Lazio and potential Double on May 13.
“Compliments go to the coach and the squad, but I also wish to underline that we haven’t achieved anything yet, so the team is very concentrated on this test. It would be our 10th time winning the Coppa Italia, which would be something wonderful and extraordinary for Inter,” concluded Marotta.
